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Automated quality assurance of HDR brachytherapy: Evaluation of Dwell‐position accuracy and Dwell‐time linearity via image processing of radiochromic films

Precision Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
This study develops a method combining radiochromic film and image processing to assess HDR brachytherapy source accuracy and linearity, achieving high precision and efficiency . Abstract Purpose To develop and validate a fully automated quality assurance method for high‐dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy, enabling the precise evaluation of source dwell ...
Qingqing Yuan, Suyan Bi, En Lou, YaJun Jia, Zhitao Dai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental and computational dosimetry in an integrated workflow for remote audits in Ir-192 interstitial brachytherapy: Development and pilot implementation. [PDF]

J Appl Clin Med Phys
Abstract Purpose This work presents the development and pilot implementation of a comprehensive remote (postal) dosimetry audit for Ir‐192 High Dose Rate interstitial brachytherapy, integrating independent experimental and computational dosimetry procedures into a unified workflow. Methods A compact, water‐equivalent phantom was designed to accommodate
Pappas EP, Peppa V, Drakopoulou A, Velissariou E, Thrapsanioti Z, Kollias G, Koutsouveli E, Lymperopoulou G, Karaiskos P.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A systematic review of treating recurrent head and neck cancer: a reintroduction of brachytherapy with or without surgery. [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: To review brachytherapy use in recurrent head and neck carcinoma (RHNC) with focus on its efficacy and complication rates. Material and methods: A literature search of PubMed, Ovid, Google Scholar, and Scopus was conducted from 1990 to 2017 ...
Bar-Ad, Voichita, Cognetti, David, Curry, Joseph, Doyle, Laura, Johnson, Jennifer, Keane, William M., Kutler, David, Leiby, Benjamin E., Luginbuhl, Adam J., Rodin, Julianna, Zender, Chad   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Recent Progress in the Development of Metal‐Based Radiosensitizations for Cancer Therapy: A Review

Rare Metals, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Radiotherapy (RT) remains an indispensable means in cancer treatment; however, its therapeutic efficacy is often limited by tumor radioresistance and side effect of damage to healthy tissue. The advances in nanotechnology have propelled metal radiosensitizers to forefront of precision medicine.
Xiao‐Xia Wu, Ding‐Hu Zhang, Chuan Hu, Yi‐Nan Ding, Kun Chen, Yi Jiang, Jun Luo, Fei Cao, Wei‐Yuan Hao, Bin‐Yan Zhong, Jie Lin, Dong Xu, Jia‐Ping Zheng   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

PSMA PET‐directed radiotherapy for prostate cancer: From precision planning to future innovations

VIEW, EarlyView.
Prostate‐specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging enables highly sensitive detection of prostate cancer recurrence and precise lesion mapping. This review summarizes current evidence and emerging applications of PSMA PET in radiotherapy, including diagnostic staging, target delineation, adaptive planning, and outcome ...
Wenpeng Huang, Jessica C. Hsu, Ruobing Li, Kexin Lan, Xin Qi, Yuchun Wei, Weibo Cai, Hongzhen Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brachytherapy for cervical cancer: from intracavitary to interstitial technique

Frontiers in Oncology
Cervical cancer is a common malignant tumor of female reproductive system. Radiation therapy is one of the main methods of cervical cancer treatment, of which brachytherapy is an essential and important part of radiation therapy for locally advanced ...
Xiaojing Yang, Hanru Ren, Zhen Li, Jie Fu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The occurrence and development of radiation-induced lung injury after interstitial brachytherapy and stereotactic radiotherapy in SD rats

Journal of Inflammation, 2023
Background To compare the severity of radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) after the right lung of SD rats received interstitial brachytherapy and stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT).
Zhuo Chen, Bin Wang, Zhouxue Wu, Hua Xiao, Yang Yang, Junying Fan, Yingjiang Gu, Chuan Chen, Jingbo Wu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proficiency-Based Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy Training: An Effort to Combat Recent Trends in Radiation Oncology That Result in Worse Outcomes for an Underserved Population through Resident Education [PDF]

, 2017
Radiation therapy is the mainstay of treatment for women with cervical cancer with disease outside of the uterine cervix. To deliver the high doses needed for cure, brachytherapy (BT) is necessary to avoid toxicity to normal tissues (1).
Fields, Emma
core   +1 more source

Proton beam radiotherapy in the management of uveal melanoma: clinical experience in Scotland [PDF]

, 2008
<p>Aim: To evaluate proton-beam radiotherapy (PBRT) in the management of uveal melanoma in Scotland.</p> <p>Methods: A retrospective review was undertaken on all patients receiving PBRT for uveal melanoma (1994–2005).
Aziz, S., Kacperek, A., Kemp, E., McConnachie, A., Taylor, A.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Viewpoint: Optimising Cancer Treatment to Reduce Its Environmental Impact

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is widely accepted that treatment and care for patients with cancer must and should happen, as it is what everyone would want for themselves and their loved ones. Everyone wants the best possible care, but climate change and the extreme weather that it causes are increasingly affecting everyone including patients in negative ways.
Robert Chuter, Kari Tanderup
wiley   +1 more source